My Pen Pal Zhu Yuanzhang

Chapter 156: The Chunibyo Patient of Daming

"Your Majesty, that monk is too dangerous. Why don't I just find a crime and get rid of him?"

On the way out of the imperial prison, Mao Xiang was still terrified by Daoyan's wild words, especially the sentence "The burned flowers, plants and trees will become nutrients for new seedlings." When you think about it carefully, this sentence makes people shudder.

He had thoroughly understood Daoyan, and it was not something that ordinary people could speculate or guess.

In order to achieve his goal, this monk doesn't care how many people die or who dies, even if it's his own life.

"No, it's easy to kill one Daoyan, but finding another one may not be that easy."

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Mao Xiang and said, "Besides, a man like him who is arrogant and obsessed with his talent, although he is not afraid of death, it is not that no one can stop him!"

Mao Xiang slapped his head and suddenly realized what was going on. He nodded repeatedly and said, "Your Majesty, are you saying that we should let a strange man treat him?"

"If it's not a strange man, then it could be you, Mao Xiang?" Zhu Yuanzhang said unhappily.

"Hehe, Your Majesty, I don't have that ability. I just work for Your Majesty. I will do whatever Your Majesty asks me to do." Mao Xiang said with an embarrassed smile.

Although he knew that this guy was just trying to flatter him, Zhu Yuanzhang still nodded with satisfaction.

Mao Xiang is a man who is efficient and resolute in his work. He is not pedantic and can complete the tasks assigned to him just right, exactly to his liking.

Most importantly, he is loyal to himself, and as a ruler, loyalty is the most important quality.

After returning to the palace, Zhu Yuanzhang dismissed everyone and immediately began to write a letter to Li Han.

"Old Li, I have been busy rectifying Jiangnan and suppressing the Japanese pirates. I haven't communicated with you for a while. I miss you very much.

After the Japanese pirates were defeated, both the Northern and Southern Dynasties of Japan sent envoys to the Ming Dynasty, hoping that the Ming Dynasty would enthrone their emperor and restore tributary relations.

We all know clearly what they are thinking. Whoever can obtain the title from the Ming Dynasty can obtain the legal legitimacy and then get the qualification to trade with the Ming Dynasty. In a short period of time, he can quickly accumulate a lot of wealth and expand his strength.

Since the Japanese have come to our door themselves, this gives us an opportunity and has handed the butcher knife to our hands. Then, Old Zhu will not be polite!

Just as you said, Lao Li, we should take this opportunity to send Daoyan to Japan to fan the flames of the forces of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, and then the Ming Dynasty will take the opportunity to seize control of Japan.

There are just two points that I haven't thought through clearly, and I hope to hear your opinions, Mr. Li.

First, currently the envoys of both dynasties are in the Ming Dynasty, and it is unclear which emperor the Ming Dynasty should enthrone.

Secondly, Daoyan is indeed a genius as you said, but he is too obsessed and wants to change the world and realize his ideal of universal harmony.

He said this in front of us, and we asked him, 'If the world changes, won't there be great suffering for all people?'
But he replied that new saplings would always grow in the burned forest, and the burned flowers, plants and trees would become nutrients for the saplings.

He could utter such inhumane words calmly, which shows that he does not care about the lives of ordinary people. I don't know what kind of Buddhism he is chanting.

It can be seen that this person is not afraid of death. To some extent, this person is more like a martyr. This kind of person is the purest, but also the most terrifying. If we can use him, it is still good. Once he loses control, I am afraid he will be the most dangerous existence for the Ming Dynasty!
Therefore, I would like to ask how to convince Daoyan to be willing to go to Japan and not betray the Ming Dynasty. "

After writing the letter, Zhu Yuanzhang felt completely relaxed. He had a natural confidence in Li Han. How could Li Han easily control a mere monk named Daoyan?

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The antique shop's business is becoming more and more prosperous. Nowadays, everyone in Nanjing's antique circle knows about the shop not far from the Ming Palace, which sells authentic wooden art pieces made of red sandalwood and huanghuali.

Before he knew it, he had sold nearly a hundred pieces of wooden artwork, and the zeros behind Li Han's bank balance were also increasing continuously.

However, the wooden artworks that Zhu Yuanzhang sent over were so numerous that he still had several hundred pieces in stock. It was estimated that after they were all sold out, his antique shop would also be able to go public.

After receiving Zhu Yuanzhang's letter, Li Han was also very happy. In history, the Japanese pirates who had troubled the Ming Dynasty for more than two hundred years were solved by Zhu in one go. It was really cause for celebration.

Historically, the emergence of Japanese pirates was due, on the one hand, to Japan's continued division from the Northern and Southern Dynasties to the Warring States Period, which led to a large number of samurai, ronin and refugees who could not survive going out to sea to make a living and forming several pirate gangs; on the other hand, the pirates and smugglers of the Ming Dynasty colluded with these samurai ronin, and eventually formed the Japanese pirates who caused the Ming Dynasty a lot of headaches.

Although Zhu Yuanzhang used his firepower advantage to eliminate the Japanese pirates along the coast in one fell swoop, if the source of the pirates was not solved, the pirates would continue to come in droves.

Now that the Ming Dynasty has lifted the ban on maritime trade and is developing maritime trade, the existence of Japanese pirates will deal a huge blow to maritime trade, so Japan must be occupied and controlled.

As for whether the Ming Dynasty should support the enthronement of the Southern Dynasty or the Northern Dynasty, Li Han, after careful consideration, came to the conclusion that it depends on who gives more!

What the Ming Dynasty wants is definitely not just Japan’s money, but all of Japan’s markets and - sovereignty!
Today, the enthronement of the Ming Dynasty is absolutely a rare resource, unique in the world. If you obtain the enthronement, you will get the right to trade with the Ming Dynasty. The benefits brought by this are so great that even Amaterasu cannot refuse!
Of course, as for who to enthronize, according to Li Han’s design, no one should be enthroned. Instead, the temptation of enthroning and establishing a tribute and trade system would be used to keep the appetites of the Northern and Southern Dynasties whetted forever!
Just like the classic joke on the Internet, Germany, Japan, India and Pakistan want to become permanent members of the UN Security Council. Although there is always one of the five big gangsters who votes against it, the four countries still enjoy doing so.

There is no way, the temptation of becoming a permanent member of the UN Security Council is too great!

Finally, the question is how to solve Daoyan’s problem.

Li Han became more and more pleased as he read what Zhu Yuanzhang wrote in the letter. Now he finally understood why this guy had instigated Zhu Di to rebel when Zhu Yuanzhang was still alive.

What he also said was "the burned flowers, plants and trees are the nutrients for new saplings". This is a typical line from a delusional villain. This Yao Guangxiao is the middle school syndrome of the Ming Dynasty, and he is in the late stage, the kind that is beyond salvation!

However, if you say he is evil, that's not the case. In his mind, all beings are equal, which is a bit like "Heaven is cruel and treats all things as straw dogs."

No wonder he acted indifferent to life and death in front of Zhu Di. He was arrested and imprisoned by the Jinyiwei. Without the sight of Zhu Di, his rebellious nature was of no use.

For Daoyan, it would be more convenient to just die.

However, once this kind of person with a single-minded mind and a strong spirit of martyrdom is persuaded and used by me, he will be invincible!

So, if you want to guide his martyr spirit back onto the right track, let him see what real hell on earth is!

The War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression is a good teaching material!

(End of this chapter)